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Policy, Public Diplomacy and Communications agent – Apia, Samoa:British High Commission ApiaJob description:Job DescriptionMain Purpose of Job:»Policy agent - Monitor, advise and report on policy developments that may affect the UK (including risks and opportunities); »Public Diplomacy - Lead on Public Diplomacy work for the British High Commission, including Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships, small development projects and organise and run high level visit programmes; and, »Communications agent - Lead on internal and external communications, promoting UK objectives for the British High Commission through press and social media channels. functions and Job responsibilities: Policy agent (40%) » Track the Independent State of Samoa's policy developments, providing political advice, and reporting, on current affairs; » Develop and maintain a local network of key stakeholders and policy influencers including in government, parliament and significant civil society organisations; » Submit time-sensitive reports to UK and regional colleagues e.g. London/Oceania Network on political developments; » Identify opportunities for the UK to engage with the government of the Independent State of Samoa on UK foreign policy priorities, including regional projects; and, » Provide everyday media summaries for the High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner. Public Diplomacy (35%) » Identify, evaluate and manage small International Programme (IP) projects in support of UK priorities in Samoa; » Manage the IP budgeting and forecasting; » Promote the UK's support to the education sector through co-ordination of Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarship Schemes; » Lead on drafting and implement programmes for high-level visits and events for example UK Minister visits. Communications (25%) » Devise, and implement, internal and external communication plans for the British High Commission; » Develop and maintain a local network of key stakeholders and policy influencers including in government, parliament, civil society organisations and significant media organisations; » Develop, and maintain, social media platforms for the British High Commission promoting UK objectives; and, » Draft, and issue, media articles promoting UK objectives. Ad-hoc Tasks: Other tasks as specified by the High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner. Essential qualifications, expertiseand practice: » Similar policy/communications practice working in a government/NGO/international company or diplomatic mission » Programme management practice » Information technology literate, particularly with Microsoft software (Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel) » Strong expertise of Samoan government institutions and systems as well as Samoan media » Language Requirements: Bilingual speaker, proficient in written and oral English and Samoan. How to submit the application:All applications must be submitted before 23:00hrs on 22 January 2023 (Samoa local time). Access the following official vacancy website - https://lnkd.in/gPyWiNQ3Skills:
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